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hitherto

[hith-er-too] / ˈhɪð ərˌtu /




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Artificial intelligence offers us the chance to understand humanity in ways hitherto beyond our reach.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

For Boeing, a company already reeling from years of safety scandals, it is about the integrity of one of its premium products: the 787 Dreamliner, an aircraft with a hitherto impeccable safety record.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

To their initial astonishment, they have attracted a far wider viewership spanning all ages, even followers who hitherto had only scant interest in ballet.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

A poorly cleared corner followed by an unfortunate deflection proved fatal to the hitherto impenetrable Parisian defence.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

Suddenly it seemed that there was a hitherto unacknowledged problem with the word ‘revolution’ and indeed with the word ‘science’, too, for these are our words, not theirs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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